The Ratio Eight: A Luxury Class Coffee Maker Comes Home

We’ve wondered how the story of Ratio might turn out, and can report to you today that it’s a tale that continues to be told—launching a new piece of hardware from scratch is hard, especially as a start-up. Today, the Ratio verily exists, and indeed, the machine looks gorgeous and brews a nice cup of coffee. There are still design kinks being worked out; the Ratio Eight machine we were given access to for this feature had some minor quirks, but is now in everyday use here at Sprudge Labs. Hellweg, for his part, calls the whole process “exhilarating” and “terrifying” in the candid interview you’ll read below.